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Now, she's off to Arizona State University. She plans to major in astronomical and planetary sciences and chemistry. Her passion for building started as an infant with LEGOs. Her goal is to build rovers like the one sent to Mars in the Perseverance mission. "It doesn't matter what your age or what you're planning to do. Go for it, dream, then accomplish it."

My favorite Concerto by one of my favorite composers...done quite nicely by a 15-year old boy. Check it out.

This is Jacob Collier, a astounding musician from the UK

60 Minutes pulls four musical notes out of hat, and young composer Alma Deutscher takes off, improvising a piano sonata in under a minute. Video Link

Scott Pelley profiles Jay Greenberg, a musical prodigy who by age 12 had written five full-length symphonies, putting him in the same league as Mozart. The Juilliard student says he signs his work "Bluejay" because blue jays are small and make a lot of noise.

At 12-years-old, Jacob Barnett is a genius. He’s already in college, his IQ is higher than Einstein’s, and for fun he‘s working on an expanded version of that man’s theory of relativity. So far, the signs are good. Professors are astounded. So what else does a boy genius with vast brilliance do in his free time? Disprove the big bang, of course. Original Story is below: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103200369 When Jacob Barnett first learned about the Schrödinger equation for quantum mechanics, he could hardly contain himself. For three straight days, his little brain buzzed with mathematical functions. From within his 12-year-old, mildly...

<p>When you first meet him, Kyle Lograsso comes across as a typical seven-year-old. He lives in Murrieta, southeast of Los Angeles. He likes football, baseball and soccer, jokes around with older sisters Kristen and Kaley and plays with his two dogs. He loves videogames, and like a lot of kids his age, he has lined his room with posters of his favorite sports teams and players.</p>

BP's engineers can't stop the gushing oil spill, but a young genius from Long Island says she found the solution in less time than it takes most people to finish a crossword puzzle. Since the "top kill," "junk shot" and "top hat" techniques failed to end the environmental nightmare, Alia Sabur -- who started her engineering Ph.D. at age 14 -- is pushing for a more radical idea. The Northport native, who started reading before she could walk and who at 18 broke a 300-year-old record to become the youngest-ever college professor, proposes surrounding a pipe with deflated automobile tires,...

He may be young but Colin Carlson said he is no stranger to discrimination. Carlson, a gifted child, was at age 12 turned away from his dream school, Connecticut College, amid concerns that he was too young for a dormitory, even though he agreed to live off campus with his mother. Now, more than a year later, 13-year-old Carlson said he has faced trouble again at the University of Connecticut, where he maintains a 3.9 GPA as a double-degree candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology, and in environmental studies. The university barred his entry into an African field ecology class...

Child prodigy is videod at CPAC.

Abdullah laughs like any other 11-year-old, but he is no schoolboy. He is being touted as the world's youngest terrorist following his arrest. Charged with carrying explosives, Abdullah is suspected of being a potential suicide bomber and is Afghanistan's youngest prisoner, reports the Mirror. Abdullah is an orphan and learned the principles of jihad at a religious school. His weapon of choice was the Kalashnikov. He says he also knows the difference between suicide and which God forbade, and sacrifice, which is what you become if you blow yourself up, killing the non-Muslims who want to kill your family.

For some weird, unknown reason in the middle of the night I was awakened with a vivid flashback dream. The dream was a recollection of all the time we early Freepers spent on the Prodigy Whitewater Bulletin Board, discussing Clinton and his unfolding horrible presidency. Somebody told us about a book written by Terry Reed, a Viet Nam vet and how he and a cast of now famous names wound up all twisted in the Arkansas of then Gov. Bill Clinton. The long and detailed book opened up many of our eyes about where Clinton and G. H. W. Bush...

LKHORN, Wis. — When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'" Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is a blues guitar prodigy. He has played in bars and clubs, including the House of Blues in Chicago, and even jammed with Les Paul and Jackson Browne. He has a summer of festivals scheduled and has drawn interest from venues worldwide. What, you might ask, would a boy not even in the third grade have the blues...

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Video about a truly remarkable 12-year old artistic genius. Watch this one! http://youtube.com/watch?v=TZSGK5lvYMY&mode=related&search=

I discovered this singer today and wanted to share it with my FRiends that like good music. Wow. Paolo is from Scotland and has a chillingly soulful voice - and he's only 20 years old. Enjoy!

Zhang entered one of China's top universities before he was 13 years old. Let's see: when I was 13, I was still waiting to go through puberty. Zhang replaced Lee Kai-fu, (I have written quite a few blogs about Lee) as director of Microsoft's research center in Beijing in 2000. One thing that Zhang could do that no one else could before him was convince the Chinese government to award post-doctoral degrees to a foreign company for the first time. Zhang seems to be especially skilled at dealing with Chinese officials and his ability to cut through red tape to...

Student Recites 8,784 Digits of Pi Wed Mar 15, 10:02 PM ET SALEM, Va. - A high school student Tuesday recited 8,784 digits of Pi — the non-repeating and non-terminating decimal — likely placing him among the top Pi-reciters in the world. ADVERTISEMENT Gaurav Rajav, 15, had hoped to recite 10,790 digits and set a new record in the United States and North America. But he remembered enough to potentially place third in national and North American Pi recitation and 12th in the world. His ranking should be verified by the Pi World Ranking List within two months. "I'm kind...

Prodigy Communications, one of the oldest brands on the Internet and among Net service providers, is up for sale by its parent SBC Communications, now known as AT&T. The Prodigy brand name and associated 66 registered trademarks in 52 countries are the intellectual property being sold, according to a document and proposal seen by CNET News.com. AT&T has contracted Ocean Tomo, an intellectual capital equity firm based in Chicago, to solicit and accept bids starting this month. The sale is expected to be closed by the end of March 2006. "We're exploring the market for the brand and anticipate there...

Akiane Kramarik: Dream ChildThis 10-year-old prodigy, who says God shows her what to paint, is using her gift to help the needy.By Mary Berryhill Akiane Kramarik is a young prodigy from Sandpoint, Idaho, who has been drawing and painting lifelike artwork since she was 4. Akiane (pronounced ah-KEE-ah-nah) says she first met God when she was 3. And now she's hoping to use her amazing gift to help feed needy children around the world.When young Akiane's special gift was discovered, not much time passed before the humble 10-year-old was featured o­n Oprah, CNN, and other national media programs. Akiane began...